DR Governance Program Lead

About the Position

We are seeking a DR Governance Program Lead to join Arηs Group, part of Accenture. In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating ICT Disaster Recovery (DR) activities across the Data Centre environment and ensuring operational readiness.

Company Description

Arηs Group, part of Accenture, specializes in managing complex public sector IT projects, including systems integration, informatics and analytics, solution implementation, and program management. Our team brings expertise in software development, data science, security management, machine learning, cloud, and mobile development. Arηs Group was acquired by Accenture in July 2024.

Responsibilities

• Support the Data Centre Team Lead in coordinating ICT Disaster Recovery (DR) activities across the Data Centre environment.
• Contribute to the definition, maintenance, and continuous improvement of ICT DR plans and governance artefacts for in-scope services.
• Coordinate DR planning, testing, reporting, and remediation activities across infrastructure, operations, application, security, and identity management teams.
• Maintain DR readiness dashboards, evidence repositories, action trackers, and governance reporting mechanisms.
• Translate Business Continuity Management (BCM) requirements and Business Impact Analysis (BIA) outputs into structured ICT DR activities and deliverables.
• Monitor and report on DR readiness KPIs, action status, testing outcomes, and remediation progress.
• Support the review and maintenance of DR ownership models, review cycles, and operational readiness processes.
• Act as the Data Centre Team focal point for ICT DR coordination with BCM stakeholders, service owners, vendors, and internal teams.
• Ensure DR documentation, reporting, and evidence are maintained in accordance with governed information handling requirements.
• Support the coordination of service recovery preparedness, including backup, restore, replication, failover, and failback readiness activities.
• Contribute to continual improvement initiatives related to resilience, service recovery governance, and operational readiness.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of relevant IT professional experience in IT operations, infrastructure coordination, resilience, continuity support, or service governance, including at least 3 years of experience in disaster recovery, business continuity support, resilience coordination, or service recovery governance.
• Minimum education level: Bachelor's degree.
• ITIL 4 Foundation certification or equivalent, internationally recognized certification.
• At least 1 certification among:
  • Certificate of the Business Continuity Institute (CBCI)
  • Associate Business Continuity Professional (ABCP)
  • Certified Business Continuity Professional (CBCP)
  • ISO 22301 Lead Implementer
  • or equivalent.
• Good understanding of ICT Disaster Recovery governance, operational readiness, and service recovery principles within IT and Data Centre environments.
• Strong knowledge of disaster recovery planning, testing methodologies, remediation management, and readiness reporting.
• Good knowledge of backup, restore, replication, failover, failback, and service recovery concepts.
• Good understanding of Business Continuity Management (BCM), Business Impact Analysis (BIA), and their application to ICT Disaster Recovery.
• Strong coordination skills across infrastructure, operations, applications, security, identity and access management, vendors, and business stakeholders.
• Good knowledge of major incident, change management, and problem management processes.
• Experience maintaining plans, action trackers, testing schedules, governance artefacts, and management reports.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and follow-up skills with the ability to drive actions to closure.
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, facilitation, and escalation management skills.
• Ability to manage documentation and reporting within controlled information domains, including Unclassified and Restricted environments.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of the Data Centre Team while supporting the Data Centre Team Lead in ICT DR-related activities.
• Strong communication skills in English; collaboration, documentation, and reporting skills.

We Offer

• Opportunity to work with a leading global company in the IT and public sector space.
• Be part of a dynamic team that drives digital transformation and innovation.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Professional development opportunities.

About the Company

Arηs Group, part of Accenture, specializes in managing complex public sector IT projects, including systems integration, informatics and analytics, solution implementation, and program management. Our team brings expertise in software development, data science, security management, machine learning, cloud, and mobile development. Arηs Group was acquired by Accenture in July 2024.